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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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